THE RURAL CHARMER.

Date1770-1800

Publisher Carington Bowles 1724 - 1793

MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving with period hand color

DimensionsOH: 14 5/8" x OW: 10 5/8"; Plate H: 13 3/4" x W: 9 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1951-115

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "THE RURAL CHARMER./ Behold this artless, rural Fair/ Contemplating her brittle Ware!/ The Swain behind her Beauty eyes/ With fond desire; and soft surprise;/ The tender Wish that warms his Breast,/ Is in his contenance exprest;/ and Who sincerely loves must own,/ The Joys of Love are Joys alone./ Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London."ProvenanceBefore 1951, Avis & Rockwell Gardiner (Stamford, CT); 1951-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).